Agua Caliente, Tijuana
Agua Caliente | |
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ZIP Code | 22000 |
Area code | 664 |
Agua Caliente is a historic entertainment center and present-day district of
History
The hot springs around which the Agua Caliente Tourist Complex grew was a well known location and prior to major development, was the site of small hotels and cabins. With the development of the casino and resort in 1928, Agua Caliente developed as a premier tourist attraction that drew the likes of
The Agua Caliente Racetrack was constructed one year later in 1929 and was the site of the Agua Caliente Handicap. The race attracted wealthy Southern Californians and was the richest race in North America.[4][5] In 1935, then Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas outlawed gambling and the resort was closed. The resort was converted into a technical school and the site gradually fell into a state of disrepair as the resort furnishings were stripped away. Though the race track continued to operate, gambling was not legalized until 1938.
In 1971 the original structure of the racetrack was destroyed in a fire. It was later repaired and continues operation today, though horse racing has been replaced with
Agua Caliente today
In the contemporary era Agua Caliente is one of Tijuana's most developed districts.
Commercial area / edge city
Part of Agua Caliente along Boulevard Agua Caliente functions as an extension of the city's main commercial district, the Zona Río. The Agua Caliente submarket had, in 2016, 25,043 square metres (269,560 sq ft) of class A and B office space, while the contiguous Zona Río submarket had 111,059 square metres (1,195,430 sq ft), for a total of 136,102 square metres (1,464,990 sq ft).[8] As such, the contiguous Zona Río/Agua Caliente area can be considered an edge city, that is a primary commercial area outside of a traditional downtown.[9]
Notable landmarks
- Agua Caliente Racetrack
- Estadio Caliente
- Agua Caliente Resort and Casino Tower
- The Minaret (Spanish: El Minarete)
- Tijuana Country Club
Major buildings on or in Agua Caliente
Corporate presence
The following companies have corporate presence in the area:
- AIG Mexico
- Baker & McKenzie
- Bancomext
- Sony Mexico
- Zurich Financial Services
References
- ^ a b [1] Data for the Marina district
- ^ "Agua Caliente & "the Boulevard": Casino, Hotel, Hotspring Baths, Dog&Horse Racetracks, Golf Course, Airport..." Daniel Charles Thomas. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "1930 - The Year in Golf". Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Book Review: The Agua Caliente Story: Remembering Mexico's Legendary Racetrack". About.com - Part of the New York Times Company. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "The Agua Caliente Story: Remembering Mexico's Legendary Racetrack". The Eclipse Press. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "City Walls: Types of Socialization and Estates - Closed in Tijuana". College of the Northern Border. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Tijuana course offers refuge from a Mexican urban jungle". WorldGolf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ Reporte de Mercado de Oficinas: Tijuana (Tijuana office market report) (PDF). Colliers International. November 2016.
- ISBN 0-385-42434-5.